World Culture Journal

it’s all about #culture from around the world // since 2001 (now rebuilding) // #WorldCulture & #WorldHeritage // #CultureWorldCup // 👇🏾subscribe here

[World Culture Journal @WoCuNet]

project #WorldCulture slowly getting off the ground - "it´s all about the cultures of the world" ...
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[Culture Journal @CultureJournal]

#Culture is now find on other #SocialMedia but here …

[Culture Journal @CultureJournal]

@TimothyDSnyder , we really would like you to (also) come to #Mastodon & the #fediverse - I’m sure, you will find a very welcoming audience over there !

[Aga Khan Museum @AgaKhanMuseum]

The Aga Khan Park is a true oasis in the city. Featuring outdoor exhibitions and seasonal programming like yoga, dance workshops, and tours, the Aga Khan Park is a must-visit on your next Museum day.

Visit https://t.co/HG4X9W3z12 to find out what's happening

📸 Aly Manji

[World Culture Journal @WoCuNet]

2500 years old - the #IshtarGate (detail) from #Babylon - to be found in #Berlin on #museum island

[Bayt Al Fann @BaytAlFann]

Muslims believe in the existence of seven skies or heavens. The seven skies serves as a reminder of the vastness and complexity of the universe, and the power and majesty of Allah.

A thread on the seven heavens in Islam…

[World Culture Journal @WoCuNet]

#art , #Ukraine

[Ukrainian Art History @ukr_arthistory]

Tetyana Pata (1884 - 1976) was a self-taught artist who was working in 'petrykivka painting' style, a Ukrainian traditional folk art style. The earliest known examples of this style date from the 18th century. It is part of heritage of @UNESCO

[World Culture Journal @WoCuNet]

yes !

[World History Encyclopedia @whencyclopedia]

The Toltec civilization flourished in ancient central Mexico between the 10th and mid-12th centuries. Continuing the Mesoamerican heritage left to them by earlier cultures, the Toltecs built an impressive... https://t.co/QZ8jeLLjXB

[United Nations @UN]

Indigenous languages around the world continue to disappear at alarming rates.

Protecting them means preserving the cultural & intellectual heritage they represent.

More from @UNESCO on the International Decade of Indigenous Languages. https://t.co/06C4Y8AWWz #WeAreIndigenous

[Bright Simons @BBSimons]

As the Mbappe wave sweeps across Africa, jubilant supporters should do well to remember that he could have been playing for Cameroon. Twice he tried & twice he was rebuffed. And for what? 😏

[Lazare Eloundou @elounasso]

#Sport unites,
#Football unites,
#WorldCup unites
#Culture unites,
#WorldHeritage unites
These are some the values promoted by #UNESCO

[Culture Journal @CultureJournal]

Even though or especially because ... 👇🏼
let´s focus on something else: "sharing #Culture"... a fruitful and enriching task beside following #Twitanic & contemplating the inhumane disaster of #Quatar2022 !

It´s easy, just SHARE #CulturalHeritage, #art & #culture from ... /1

[Wambué Youkalí @WambueYoukali]

@mirabartok @WoCuNet this is very true ... let´s flood #twitter with #art & #culture - as long as we still can ...

[World Culture Journal @WoCuNet]

inspiring! #streetart, #Portugal, #art

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

Affectionately known as the ‘graffiti grannies of Lisbon', Lata65 is a Portuguese org that runs workshops in street art for the over-65s-the oldest participant is 90-year-old Isaura Santos Costa #WomensArt

[World Culture Journal @WoCuNet]

@mirabartok absolutely! couldn´t agree more ... and we will miss these random discoveries, it twitter goes down completely

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@DrNWillburger this system should be re-used still today in modern #architecture

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@udal64 @DrNWillburger Thank You for the diagrams - helps understanding the system

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#architecture, #Germany, #RomanHistory, #history

[Nina Willburger @DrNWillburger]

New discovery: a #Roman hypocaust unearthed during construction works in Bonn-Friesendorf.
The Hypocaust was part of a underfloor and wall heating system: hot air circulated both beneath the floor and through the walls.

👉https://t.co/lXBehCYL0E

#RomanArchaeology

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#art, #Japan, #theater, #Kabuki, #museums, #UK

[British Museum @britishmuseum]

Before the paparazzi there was Utagawa Kunisada 🎨

Kunisada was one of Japan’s leading designers of kabuki actor prints during the first half of the 19th century, known for his stylised and dynamic characterisation of actors on and off stage https://t.co/kqStgmB874

[World Culture Journal @WoCuNet]

dont we love #history? always re-discovering something unique? #numbers, #monasteries

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

The Cistercian numerals are a forgotten number system, developed by the Cistercian monastic order in the early thirteenth century, much more compact than Arabic or Roman numerals: with a single character you could write any integer from 1 to 9999 [more: https://t.co/8TS1FZChbW]